Thomasville Man Elevated To Top Post
R M Cooksey of Thomasville was chosen president of the North Carolina League of Municipalities at the 39th annual conference in Charlotte. Other officers include Herbert H mayor of Charlotte W Lentz mayor of Winnstein J W Joyner mayor of Farmville and Herman Wilson of Greensboro as ninth district director. The league plans tax and home rule reforms and greater local fiscal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
R. M. Cooksey
Thomasville
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Cooksey
League
Herbert H
W. Lentz
Winstein
J. W. Joyner
Farmville
Herman Wilson
Greensboro
High Point
O. A. Kirkman
Ray Shute
Monroe
Fire in Cambridge freight car tackled by switch engine
Firefighters could not reach the blaze in a Cambridge yards freight car. A Boston and Albany switch engine pulled the car toward a nearby fire station and the crew quickly contained the flames.
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Cambridge
Mass
INS
Boston and Albany Railroad
Raiload
Greatest act of sabotage to Marshall plan seen
Victor G. Reuther, CIO-United Auto Workers education director, says dismantling German factories in a zone could aid Europe’s reconstruction and calls it the greatest single sabotage to the Marshall plan.
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Germany
Europe
Victor G. Reuther
Cio-United Auto Workers
Critics target left wing critics of Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace accuses critics of peeling away core American symbols and branding union members as subversive for their stance, framing the debate as an attack on patriotism.
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New Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace
Real Relief For Stomach Distress and Indigestion
A historic ad touts SSS Tonic as time tested for stomach distress and acid indigestion. It claims the formula contains no soda or alkalisers and explains the tonic tones the stomach to release digestive juice, aiding digestion and overall well being. The ad urges readers to get SSS Tonic from any drug store.
Legion Meeting Hears About Program to Aid Disabled Vets
Andrew Jackson Post 87 and its auxiliary held a social meeting at the Legion home. Ralph Miller introduced James M. Kennedy and J. S. Massenburg to explain the state veterans employment service and its methods. A Navy release "Operations roads" showed an atomic bomb view. Leigh Harper chaired a barbecue supper and dancing.
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Legion Meeting
Andrew Jackson Post 87
American Legion
Legion
Ralph Miller
State
Miller
James M. Kennedy
Veterans Employment Service
Burg
Empe Service
Employment Security Commission of
Raleigh
Navy Department
Massenburg
State Employment Service Division
Leigh Harper
Wachovia Bank Directors Meet in Winston Salem
Wachovia Bank and Trust directors held their quarterly meeting in Winston Salem. Paul Wright Sr. was named to vice president and joined the Salisbury staff. Resources at Sept 30 1948 stood at 289 million, deposits 267 million, loans 112 million. A new High Point building is under construction with progress on schedule. Regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share set payable November 10.
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Wachovia, Bank and Trust Company
Winston-Salem
High Points
Brant R. Snavely
R. T. Amos
Paul Wright, Sr
Irs
Salisbury
Wachovia
Wright
State Banking Commission
High Point
Snavely
Seven Uncontested Divorces Heard In Local Court
Impaneling of juries and divorce hearings filled most of the morning at municipal court as seven uncontested divorces were heard. A heavier docket remains with 132 cases scheduled this week.
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Louis J. Fisher, Jr
Capiuses
Don C. MacRae
Alvin B. Hollingsworth
Paul Brown
Dave Edwin Edman
L. B. Gardner
High Point
Guilford County
Glenn Ray
Highland Mill Village
Charles McDonald
Herman Dennis
Roger Wood
Ray
Clifton A. Bodenheimer
Bodenheimer
Coal mix up puts coal at dog warden’s home
A local coal dealer misdelivered a load of coal to the home of A. J. Hines the city poundmaster. Police advised that the coal company would retrieve the load soon. Hines quipped he would not argue if the coal remained as a free fuel.
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A. J. Hines
Hines
First Methodist Church Midweek Activities
Minister Kenneth Goodson speaks on Being Certain Amidst Life's Difficulties in Burgess Memorial chapel at 8:30 PM. Choir director Carl G. N. Cronstedt leads vocal music with organ accompaniment by Mrs. T. E. Strickland. Board of Christian education meets at 5:30 PM in the ladies' parlor, chaired by J. W. Smotherly. Workers' council supper at 6:30 PM with an announced program.
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Kenneth Goodson
First Methodist Church
Burgess Memorial Chapel
Carl G. N. Cronstedt
T. E. Strickland
Board of Christian Education
J. W. Smotherly
Workers’ Council
Abandonment Charge Against Local Man
Joe E. King, 56, of 423 South Main Street posted $300 bond after police booked him on abandonment and non support charges. The complaint, signed by his wife Sadie King, states King failed to support his wife who is under a physician's care.
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Joe E. King
S. Main Street
King
Sadie Kng
Dulles on Soviet regime and war aims
John Foster Dulles states that the Soviet regime is not a peaceful system and may avoid international war only as expediency, not as a principle, reflecting his Republican foreign policy view.
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John Foster Dulles
Republican Party
Three Men Released After Affray Arrests
Three men were arrested on affray charges this morning. Lonnie Wall 22 of McLeansville Rt 1 Monte Beck 24 of 704 Park street and Ralph Barrow 24 of Winston Salem posted bonds of 50 each and were released from police custody.
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H' H Point
Lonnie Wall
McLeansville
Monte Beck
Park Street
Ralph Barrow
Winston- Salem
Theft of tan overcoat reported on Main Street
Raymond Overcash told police this morning that a tan overcoat was stolen from a truck parked on Main Street. He provided details about the garment and the incident to local law enforcement.
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Raymond Overcash
Condemnation Sign Placed on 132 W Lexington Ave House
A two story house at 132 W Lexington Avenue now bears a condemned sign after city inspectors found four families occupy the building with no second floor egress and only one working toilet. Defective wiring was also noted and a letter was sent to owner A W Weisner requesting compliance with building codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Avenue
A. W. Weisner
Stubborn Fire Strikes Wagger Apartments in Richardson Street
A basement fire at the Wagger apartments at 317 Richardson Street spread through a wall to the attic but was held to slight damage as firemen arrived soon after 11.00 and battled the blaze for thirty minutes. The furnace room was identified as the origin. owners listed as J. C. and M. R. Malpass.
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H. S. McKee
Rotary Drive
J. 8
Hollingsworth
English Street
Wagger
Richardson Street
J. C
M. R. Malpass
Noted Tourist Sees China Peru Skies In Transit Tale
The piece recalls Chinhoy, a wary traveler who notes more round trip tickets than before. He observes many return home after visiting, and quips that locals prefer Chinese customs in Peru to those in China. He dismisses Manhattan’s skyline as monumental, showing little urge to buy a skyscraper.
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China
Peru
Chinhoy
Manhattan
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Alumni Association
Bales
Lexington
Joe Bales
R. L. McDonald
Olen C. Easter
Cabell Philpott
Scott
Carl Snavely
Tar Heels
N. C. State
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Far East
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Seward’s Market
Commerce ST
Tom Scott
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Wachovia Bank, Trust
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Gate City Motor CO
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